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| javeryh:
Anyone? Is this tough to do? I want to make the top of my CP out of birch plywood and stain it and then put a 1/8" sheet of plexiglass/lexan on top. If I top mount it with the mounting plate there's no artwork or anything that will cover it up... :cheers: |
| Avrus:
--- Quote from: javeryh on January 28, 2008, 12:36:20 pm ---Anyone? Is this tough to do? I want to make the top of my CP out of birch plywood and stain it and then put a 1/8" sheet of plexiglass/lexan on top. If I top mount it with the mounting plate there's no artwork or anything that will cover it up... :cheers: --- End quote --- Incorrect on the mounting plate. You simply route out 3/32" on the top and the mounting plate sits flush. When I have a CPO, it's going to cover all three mounting plates and all you will see is trackball. |
| javeryh:
--- Quote from: Avrus on January 28, 2008, 01:30:18 pm --- --- Quote from: javeryh on January 28, 2008, 12:36:20 pm ---Anyone? Is this tough to do? I want to make the top of my CP out of birch plywood and stain it and then put a 1/8" sheet of plexiglass/lexan on top. If I top mount it with the mounting plate there's no artwork or anything that will cover it up... :cheers: --- End quote --- Incorrect on the mounting plate. You simply route out 3/32" on the top and the mounting plate sits flush. When I have a CPO, it's going to cover all three mounting plates and all you will see is trackball. --- End quote --- I'm not sure I understand - if you route out for the plate you have to cover it with something. I want the top to be stained birch plywood and I can't do that if I top mount it... I'm not using a CPO or any artwork. |
| shardian:
You could use a veneer finish. |
| Neverending Project:
Couldn't you flush mount the trackball from the top, then place the plywood on top of that? Basically, the plywood would be your CPO. |
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